1 . It was ________ I was sorting the reading materials downloaded from some websites ________ my computer crashed.

A．that; that.

B．on which; that

C．when; that

D．that; for

2 . China leads the world in production and sales of new energy vehicles, ________ almost half of the global total.

A．comprised	B．being comprised of
C．comprising	D．comprised of

3 . There’s no denying that ________ by teachers will further stimulate students’ learning potential.

A．being encouraged	B．encouraged
C．encouraging	D．to be encouraged

4 . Compulsive or snobby — What’s your reading style?

What books will you be reading over the holiday season? And how will you read them?     1     The Atlantic magazine recently published a list:

The Book Snob (书呆子)

You only read books that are well reviewed by distinguished critics. You wouldn’t care to read something on a best-seller list released by Amazon or a bookstore.     2    .

The Steady Reader

You buy a book and you read it. You buy another and you read it too.     3    . You read it, and then you return it and you get another, which you read. You go through each book methodically until you finish it.

    4    

You stick to the authors you like and read them exclusively, whatever they write, good or bad. You loved The Da Vinci Code and wonder when Dan Brown is going to release a new book. (Good news-this summer!)

The Compulsive Reader

Wherever you go, whatever you do, there’s a book with you. It doesn’t matter what it is, so long as there are pages with words on them.

    5    . But if, unfortunately, you’re an Anti-Reader (who never reads books besides textbooks) because they’re too long and you’re too busy, we urge you to pick up a book — start from a short one — and open it. We hope the beauty of words can inspire you to change your mind, because a life without books is truly a sad one.

A．The Delighted Reader.

B．The Hopelessly Devoted.

C．What type of a reader are you?

D．Or perhaps you borrow a book at the library.

E．Whatever kind of reader you are, you’re awesome.

F．If a book has won a highly regarded award, you’ll go after it.

G．Why not let your eyes rest on the pages for a few quiet moments?

5 . Some of The Best Christmas gifts for her 2023

Christmas is the time of gifting the ones we love and knowing what they are absolutely desperate to get their hands on Christmas morning, so we thought we would help you out. We have done some digging and found some great gifts for any budget for a lovely lady in your life.

1. Avocado Oodie	The Oodie is what we believe to be the ‘uniform of the season’ for sure. If you haven’t invested in an Oodie already, you absolutely should do. They are cozy, and are limiting cost of living costs while doing so. We are a HUGE fan and so much so at least half of our team owns one and lives in them! Buy Now — £39 (reduced from £89 at time of publishing in the Oodie Black Friday sale)
2. Stanley Quencher	The Stanley Cup is still HUGELY popular to those who love a fashion trend (John Lewis). The Stanley Cup has been a “must buy” this year for those who love an aesthetically (美学上) pleasing purchase. The Stanley brand has been spread across many of influencers pages on social’ media with the buzz for a cup to match your outfit sky rocketing. Buy Now — £44.99, John Lewis
3. BEATS Solo 3 Headphones	The BEATS brand now cater for the girly girls in our lives with these Rose Gold additions to the collection. You can pick them up with a huge £70 saving- fit for any gymgoers, dog walkers and hikers. They look good and are a top spec purchase. Buy now — £109 at Currys (reduced from £179)
4. Snailax Foot Warmer	With a detachable foot muff this gift doubles up as a heat pad too (Amazon). While the temperature drops, this is the kind of thing that will tie us over during the chillier months. And, it’s not too expensive too. For £45.99, she will have numerous modes to choose from and enjoy, while it can also be used for a heat pad on other areas too. If she loves a cozy night in, this is the most perfect present. Buy now — £45.99

1. The gifts listed above are intended for ______.

A．Seniors.

B．Teenagers.

C．Adults.

D．Females.

2. Which of the following offers the biggest discount percentage?

A．Avocado Oodie.	B．Stanley Quencher.
C．Snailax Foot Warmer.	D．BEATS Solo 3 Headphones.

3. Where is the text most probably taken from?

A．A travel brochure.

B．A technology magazine.

C．A consumer column.

D．A user guide.

6 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入 1个恰当的单词或者括号内单词的正确形式。

Lantern festivals add magic to     1     (celebrate) and their designs are deeply inspired by traditional culture. Shortly after organizing the lantern carnival in Hong Kong on Sept 24, Wan Songtao and his team hurried back to their hometown of Zigong in Sichuan province, where another grand lantern show was on the cards.

“The older I grow, the more     2     (attach) I become to lantern making” the 54 year old craftsman tells China Daily Early in     3     morning, Wan went to inspect work at Chinese Lantern World,     4     on Sept 27 was transformed into an ocean of light and color by massive lanterns in the shape of humans, flowers, animals and buildings, made to celebrate both the Mid Autumn Festival     5     the National Day.

“For this lantern fair, we derived inspiration from ancient Chinese poems,” Wan says, adding that Tianshang Gongque (the moon palace), a centerpiece as well as one of 21 core lantern installations ( 装 置) at the fair,     6     (inspire) by Su   Dongpo’s The Mid-Autumn Festival. The installation, which was composed of 19 palace style     7     (structure), stretched 270 meters and     8     (rise) high into the sky, drawing visitors’ eyes up to a “full moon”, a round LED screen showing Chang’e, goddess of the moon, flying toward her palace.

The eight-day holiday attracted over 210,000 visitors from around China to Zigong, a city which is     9     (remote) situated in the southwest of China but is home     10     one of the world’s best lantern shows.

7 . Clinton was a great example of the student every teacher loves to have in class. An immigrant from the Philippines at the age of twelve with _______ English skills, he had traveled far to be the only student at school who _______ scholarships from three different school-based groups. All his teachers felt proud when he announced to be a teacher in the future because we knew he would _______ students’ lives

_______ , Clinton never made it to college. Just two days after he graduated from high school, Clinton was diagnosed with stage four colon(结肠) cancer. The doctors held _______ hope that cancer treatments would do more than postpone the eventual_______ . We were heartbroken. Clinton would never _______ college.He would never teach. He would never marry. He would never have children.

We_______ a hand of help and comfort to Clinton and his family. Many an hour was spent by Clinton's side in the hospital; a T-shirt was sold to help raise_______ for Clinton's medical care, and on the front of that T shirt was the following: “Love is a verb ”. For all of us who knew and loved Clinton, we came to ________ that statement and we believed it would make all the ________ in the world.

Clinton passed away on October 16th. We were all deeply ________ by his death. But we also ________ to the fact that the true duty of our school is beyond the factual knowledge and skills we teach to students. It is helping ________ to grow and mature into ________ people.

1.

A．new

B．limited

C．practical

D．special

2.

A．founded

B．gained

C．offered

D．refused

3.

A．risk

B．threaten

C．impact

D．save

4.

A．Unfortunately

B．Particularly

C．Roughly

D．Hopefully

5.

A．some

B．every

C．much

D．little

6.

A．experience

B．career

C．outcome

D．answer

7.

A．attend

B．quit

C．finish

D．like

8.

A．borrowed

B．extended

C．owed

D．waved

9.

A．doubts

B．loans

C．hopes

D．funds

10.

A．comment on

B．act on

C．concentrate on

D．depend on

11.

A．difference

B．fortune

C．mistakes

D．adjustments

12.

A．relieved

B．pleased

C．saddened

D．shocked

13.

A．bowed

B．awoke

C．adjusted

D．objected

14.

A．adults

B．parents

C．teachers

D．youngsters

15.

A．promising

B．noble

C．modest

D．caring

8 . Soothe the Sunday Scaries

Most of us look forward to the weekend as a time to relax. But as the weekend comes to an end, many of us are missing out on “Sunday Funday” and instead experiencing a sense of anxiety and even dread about the upcoming week.

That sense of dread on Sunday can come from many different sources.    1     A reminder after a weekend of “me time” that will be given to your work the next five days. Exhaustion after a busy weekend, making you concerned about the demands of the coming week.       2     Here’s how experts say you can ease your end-of-weekend anxiety.

Identify your anxiety sources.

Anxiety is a normal human experience, and one of the main ways to manage it is to identify your personal triggers.       3     Is it a deadline, meeting or presentation?   Even if there’s not a single reason behind your Sunday anxiety, organizing the stress you expect from the week ahead into bite-sized chunks can help make it all more manageable.

Don’t forget to relax.

When structuring your Sunday, try not to cram in (塞进去) too many errands and chores.       4     Maybe a body meditation, maybe a mid afternoon shower or bath,   maybe an engaging movie or show. Whatever feels like a helpful distraction to get away from the scaries.

    5    

Getting rid of the Sunday scaries isn’t just about minimizing the doom and gloom of the week ahead. Having something to expect gives you something pleasant to think about. Instead of focusing on the awful things from the upcoming week, build excitement over a coffee or lunch date with a friend or workmate. This gives you the opportunity to shift your thoughts to something fun and will help improve your mood.

A．End your Sunday with the right energy.

B．Create excitement for the coming week.

C．Try to find out what’s really causing you to dread the week.

D．Structure can be a best friend when feeling the Sunday scaries.

E．Fear of failure, criticism at work, especially from high-pressure jobs.

F．It’s important to make space for relaxing activities to refresh yourself.

G．But even though the Sunday scaries are common, they are manageable.

9 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

On Tuesday in Gaomi, Shandong province, a new museum opened to visitors     1     (honor) Mo Yan’s achievements. Mo Yan,     2     was born in Gaomi in 1955, won the Nobel Literature Award in 2012, and is known     3     writing stories rooted in his home and the land.

“Most of the stories I tell are true and have happened in Gaomi,”     4     author said at the opening ceremony for the Mo Yan Literature and Art Museum,     5     (add) that he hopes the museum will become a place for international literary exchange and a     6     (culture) home for Gaomi locals.

The museum contains versions of his books in different     7     (language), as well as manuscripts, and award medals and certificates. It will host literary events and tours for students too.

Mo Yan also said that many famous writers were born in Shandong and he hopes that the museum will contribute to     8     (draw) them together. Writer Feng Jicai     9     (attend) the opening ceremony. “A big tree of literature has grown, and the earth     10     it grows helps it to develop. The museum is the earth for us to find out roots to interpret Mo Yan and learn more about him,” he said. “It also shows how people love and respect him.”

10 . Researchers in China have found a new, genetically (基因上) pure species of the critically endangered Chinese giant salamander (中国大鲵) in the wild. The new species was found in a largely undisturbed part of the Jiulingshan National Nature Reserve in Jiangxi Province. The animals are the only known genetically pure, reproducing giant salamander population in its natural habitat in the country. “The discovery of the new species in a closed nature reserve provides hope that other genetically pure species may still exist in other such places,” said Robert Murphy, a professor at the University of Toronto and one of the co-authors of the study.

The Chinese giant salamander is believed to have remained almost unchanged for 170 million years. While Chinese giant salamanders used to be thought of as one species, recent studies have revealed that there are five to eight genetically distinct species in the country. However, the species arc under great threat of extinction due to habitat loss, water pollution and overexploitation (过度开发) of wild populations over the past decades.

Chinese giant salamanders have been protected in China since the 1980s. “After the discovery of multiple species of Chinese giant salamanders, China quickly put into place several actions, such as providing additional funding for critical research, establishing a series of nature reserves for the species, and promoting cooperation between scientists and biologists,” Murphy said.

The researchers are now trying to track down more giant salamanders. Murpby said the discovery opened up new possibilities, such as establishing breeding farms with genetically pure salamanders to help populate ecosystems. In their paper, the researchers also stressed the importance of undisturbed habitats for protecting wildlife. “Closed nature reserves a new pathway for discovering and conserving endangered species,” they said.

1. Why is the new discovery by Chinese researchers important?

A．It confirms the need for more independent studies on biodiversity.

B．It proves the genetic transformation of Chinese giant salamanders.

C．It suggests the importance of increasing funding for nature reserves.

D．It indicates the presence of other genetically pure species elsewhere.

2. What can be learned from paragraph 2?

A．Some species of Chinese giant salamanders have become extinct.

B．Chinese giant salamander numbers have declined in recent decades.

C．Chinese giant salamanders have remained unchanged for 170 million years.

D．Some breeding programs have been launched to protect Chinese giant salamanders.

3. What is paragraph 3 mainly about?

A．China’s lessons from the past.

B．China’s cooperation with other countries.

C．China’s efforts to protect giant salamanders.

D．China’s ambition to develop new nature reserves.

4. What would the researchers most probably agree with according to the last paragraph?

A．More closed nature reserves should be established.

B．Traditional conservation methods are more efficient.

C．Mixed breeding can be used to protect endangered species.

D．Large breeding farms are beneficial to the growth of giant salamanders.